[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 98-10264]



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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

36 CFR Part 1228


Disposition of Federal Records; General Records Schedule 20

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration.

ACTION: Notification regarding General Records Schedule (GRS) 20.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Order of the United States District Court for 
the District of Columbia, dated April 9, 1998, in Public Citizen v. 
Carlin, Civil No. 96-2840, NARA is notifying agencies that General 
Records Schedule Number 20, ``Electronic Records,'' cited in NARA's 
regulations on disposition of Federal records (36 CFR 1228.44), has 
been declared null and void. The notice required by that Order is 
published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 17, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller, Modern Records Program 
(NWM), National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, 
College Park, MD 20740-6001, (301) 713-7110.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 36 CFR 1228.44 lists the General Records 
Schedules that are currently approved by the Archivist of the United 
States. In its Order of October 22, 1997, the United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia declared General Records Schedule 20 
null and void. In its April 9 Order, the Court has authorized the 
Archivist to state that a federal agency may continue to follow its 
present disposition practices for electronic records until: (1) 
September 30, 1998; (2) the agency has submitted and received approval 
from NARA on a Request for Records Disposition Authority; (3) 
notification by NARA that the appeal has been resolved and NARA has 
provided further guidance as a result of the appellate court's 
decision; or (4) further Order of the District Court.

    Dated: April 14, 1998.
John W. Carlin,
Archivist of the United States.
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